WEBVTT CHERRY, WMUR NEWS 9. JEAN: AN OVERDUE HIKER IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS WAS SLEEPING IN A HOTEL WHILE CREWS SEARCHED FOR HIM. FISH AND GAME OFFICERS SAY THE 70-YEAR-OLD MAN NEVER CAME HOME SUNDAY NIGHT. HIS WIFE CALLED 911 BEFORE DAWN AND SEARCHERS HEADED TO PINKHAM NOTCH. THEY DIDN’T KNOW THAT THE MAN HAD MADE HIS WAY TO THE MOUNT WASHINGTON HOTEL AROUND 1:00 A.M. AND CHECKED IN. HE SENT HIS WIFE A MESSAGE, BUT DIDN’T REALIZE IT DIDN’T GO THROUGH. TIRED FROM THE HIKE, HE SLEPT UNTIL 11:00 A.M. WITH NO IDEA THAT PEOPLE WERE LOOKING FOR

New Hampshire Fish and Game officials are calling a search for a Massachusetts hiker a waste of time, money and resources after he was found at a luxury hotel.Officials said Christophe Chamley, 70, had a medical condition that added to the sense of urgency when he was reported missing by his wife early Monday.>> Download the FREE WMUR appRescue teams were brought up to the top of Mount Washington via a snowcat operator, and a National Guard helicopter was used to look for Chamley. Hours later, Chamley contacted his wife from the Mount Washington Hotel.Officials said Chamley told them that he'd sent his wife a message informing her of his change of plans, but she did not receive it.

PINKHAM'S GRANT, N.H. —

New Hampshire Fish and Game officials are calling a search for a Massachusetts hiker a waste of time, money and resources after he was found at a luxury hotel.

Officials said Christophe Chamley, 70, had a medical condition that added to the sense of urgency when he was reported missing by his wife early Monday.

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Rescue teams were brought up to the top of Mount Washington via a snowcat operator, and a National Guard helicopter was used to look for Chamley. Hours later, Chamley contacted his wife from the Mount Washington Hotel.

Officials said Chamley told them that he'd sent his wife a message informing her of his change of plans, but she did not receive it.